High paying medical jobs in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$349,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,010 – $500,060240
2Family Medicine Physicians$263,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,000 – $323,200140
3Optometrists$150,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,390 – $161,42050
4Pharmacists$135,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,990 – $164,720320
5Dentists, General$134,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,190 – $265,330130
6Veterinarians$128,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,040 – $203,65080
7Physician Assistants$125,700
Master's degree
$75,900 – $161,550140
8Nurse Practitioners$121,390
Master's degree
$97,120 – $154,630260
9Physical Therapists$102,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,930 – $122,880240
10Occupational Therapists$100,760
Master's degree
$64,880 – $114,720100
11Speech-Language Pathologists$85,920
Master's degree
$65,180 – $121,250130
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$85,240
Associate's degree
$75,620 – $95,84060
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,030
Associate's degree
$69,650 – $96,150100
14Dental Hygienists$80,900
Associate's degree
$60,150 – $91,440210
15Registered Nurses$80,640
Bachelor's degree
$66,250 – $100,3803,150
16Surgical Assistants$78,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,500 – $93,74050
17Respiratory Therapists$76,440
Associate's degree
$62,890 – $93,430150
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,570
Associate's degree
$51,590 – $86,500340
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,590
Bachelor's degree
$36,590 – $78,610250
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,170 – $70,250590
21Surgical Technologists$48,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,220 – $75,210310
22Opticians, Dispensing$48,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950 – $76,850110
23Medical Records Specialists$48,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,510 – $57,39090
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$41,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,060 – $72,170230
25Emergency Medical Technicians$38,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,660 – $46,78060
26Pharmacy Technicians$38,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,760 – $49,900570
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,600
Associate's degree
$33,890 – $46,710160
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,610 – $45,600160

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$349,720	$62,010 – $500,060	240
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$263,630	$57,000 – $323,200	140
3	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,010	$76,390 – $161,420	50
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,410	$82,990 – $164,720	320
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$134,420	$97,190 – $265,330	130
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,630	$61,040 – $203,650	80
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,700	$75,900 – $161,550	140
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$121,390	$97,120 – $154,630	260
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,480	$60,930 – $122,880	240
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,760	$64,880 – $114,720	100
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,920	$65,180 – $121,250	130
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$85,240	$75,620 – $95,840	60
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,030	$69,650 – $96,150	100
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$80,900	$60,150 – $91,440	210
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,640	$66,250 – $100,380	3,150
16	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,980	$48,500 – $93,740	50
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,440	$62,890 – $93,430	150
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,570	$51,590 – $86,500	340
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,590	$36,590 – $78,610	250
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,930	$52,170 – $70,250	590
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,790	$35,220 – $75,210	310
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,390	$35,950 – $76,850	110
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,380	$33,510 – $57,390	90
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,540	$38,060 – $72,170	230
25	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,900	$36,660 – $46,780	60
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,860	$34,760 – $49,900	570
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,600	$33,890 – $46,710	160
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,200	$30,610 – $45,600	160

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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